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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1927

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Disastrous Floods in Canada. Vancouver

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 November 1927 · page 2

A Burlington message states that Lieutenant Governor Jackson and 200 other popple were drowned in the floods which have swept over…

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Cables. Giles' Hop Off. Storms Cause Delay. Montreal

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 11 November 1927 · page 6

A San Francisco message states that Captain Giles, who was to have fell to-morrow for Honolulu on a flight to Australia, has postponed the start until…

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Latest Cables. a Terrific Cyclone. Casualties Not Known. Washington

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 18 November 1927 · page 6

A cyclone struck the city, following terrific lighhtning and a rainstorm. The section chiefly affected is situated four miles from White House. The wind…

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Sheep Killed by Storm. Hail Inches High. Brisbane

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 18 November 1927 · page 6

Hundreds of sheep were killed and much damage done to property in a violent storm which broke over the district of Tambo, in Queensland,…

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Cyclone in India. Town Wiped Out. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 22 November 1927 · page 4

A cable message has been received by the Y.M.C.A. stating that Indukurpe[?], in a southern Procince of of India, has been wiped out by a cyclone, and that…

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The Weather. Violent Dust Storm Light Rain

The Western Herald · Saturday 26 November 1927 · page 5

Last Tuesday was a "seorcher," the thermometer reaching 110 degrees— our highest temperature this summer. And the night brought no…

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Floods on North Coast. Lismore

The Wellington Times · Thursday 1 December 1927 · page 8

As the result of heavy rains in the Lismore district, many low-lying parts are under water. Families have abandoned their, homes and…

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Floods in Algiers. Europeans and Natives Perish. London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 2 December 1927 · page 6

It is now estimated that 200 Europeans and 2000 natives lost their lives as a result of the floods in Algiers, caused by torrential rains breaking…

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A Thunder Storm

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 December 1927 · page 2

A thunderstorm came up from the west about eleven o'clock this morning. Behind Mount Arthur there were vivid flashes of lightning and…

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Lightning's Strange Trick Imprints on Fern Leaves after the Storm

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 23 December 1927 · page 6

Mr. G. J. Drown, a Petersham builder, wears "spees" Until the other day they were just ordinary "spees"; now they are most extraordinary…

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Lightning's Strange Trick Imprints on Fern Leaves after the Storm

Western Age · Friday 30 December 1927 · page 3

Mr. G. J. Brown, a Petersham builder, wears "specs' Until the other day they were just ordinary "speed" now they are most extraordinary…

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Floods in Queensland Drought Broken

Western Age · Friday 30 December 1927 · page 3
Also in Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent

Following the exceptionally heavy rain in north and Central Queensland, the rivers are in a flooded condition. Two men have been drowned…

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